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Databases
2007–08

Principal lecturer: Dr Timothy Griffin
Taken by: Part IB, Part II (General), Diploma
Syllabus
Past exam questions

Codd's original 1970 paper describing the relational model (reprinted here in 1983). For a short biography of Edgar Codd, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_F._Codd.

Here is a very funny story from Ken Moody. It demonstrated the importance of making sure database operators understand what is, and what is not, a key. http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~km10/IEEE-membership-JeanBacon.pdf.

Here are the course slides: